9. It is found beneficial in diseases of duodenum.The intestinal friendly bacteria which are present in curd help to keep the colon healthy.

10. It reduces irritability of bladder and helps in emptying bladder easily.

11.It is a good source of calcium which help in building and repair of bones. Hence children and women are advised to consume curd regularly

Dos and donts for using curd:

1. Curd should not be eaten at nights.
2. It should not be boiled or heated.
3. Always it has to be mixed with honey or sugar before consuming.
4. Its properties get enhanced when mixed with cooked green gram or ghee or gooseberries (amla , Emblica Officinalis).
5. Curd should be used only when it is well formed or completely coagulated.
6. Consumption of incompletely coagulated curd may flare up herpes outbreaks, psoriasis, bleeding in hemorrhoids, ibs etc. and may cause giddiness.

Home remedies using curd

1. Dandruff is a known cause of hair loss. Applying sour curd as a pack to scalp and hair , once in a week prevents formation of dandruff.
2. Mix moong dal (green gram) powder with curd and massage it to scalp and brush it on hair. Wash it off after 1 hour. This helps to prevent hair loss and dandruff. It also helps to increase hair growth.
3. Dry orange peel in summer and powder it. Mix this powder with little curds massage it on face and neck. This acts as an excellent cleanser and cleanses clogged pores thus preventing acne and pimples.
4. Curds when mixed with sugar acts as an excellent body coolant and instant energizer. It also quenches thirst.
5. A mixture of besan (gram flour) is an excellent pack to rejuvenate facial skin and body skin.